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Gravitation and Cosmology Summary
Gravitation and Cosmology
Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity
by Steven Weinberg 1972 657 pages
4.48
100+ ratings
Physics
Science
Mathematics
Endless Universe Summary
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
by Paul J. Steinhardt 2007 304 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The First Three Minutes Summary
The First Three Minutes
A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
by Steven Weinberg 1977 224 pages
4.10
12k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Physics of Superheroes Summary
The Physics of Superheroes
by James Kakalios 2006 365 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Comics
Complexity Summary
Complexity
A Guided Tour
by Melanie Mitchell 2009 368 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 544 pages
4.22
400k+ ratings
Science
History
Humor
Brilliant Blunders Summary
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
by Mario Livio 2013 342 pages
3.57
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Physics
A Universe from Nothing Summary
A Universe from Nothing
Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2012 204 pages
3.94
29k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Chaos Summary
Chaos
Making a New Science
by James Gleick 1987 352 pages
4.04
39k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Tips on Physics Summary
Tips on Physics
A Problem-Solving Supplement to the Feynman Lectures on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman 2005 162 pages
4.24
100+ ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
The Physics of Wall Street Summary
The Physics of Wall Street
A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
by James Owen Weatherall 2013 286 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Science
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind
The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
by Stanislav Grof 1992 256 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan 1980 384 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind
The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by Michio Kaku 2014 377 pages
4.08
15k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
How the Hippies Saved Physics Summary
How the Hippies Saved Physics
Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival
by David Kaiser 2011 400 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
Guesstimation Summary
Guesstimation
Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
by Lawrence Weinstein 2008 301 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Business
This Idea Must Die Summary
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
by John Brockman 2015 568 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam Summary
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
by Kenneth W. Ford 1998 380 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Biography
Wizard Summary
Wizard
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
by Marc J. Seifer 1996 542 pages
3.73
6k+ ratings
Biography
Science
History
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
by Richard P. Feynman 1999 270 pages
4.23
13k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Biography
The Quantum Universe Summary
The Quantum Universe
Everything That Can Happen Does Happen
by Brian Cox 2011 256 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character Summary
What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character
by Richard P. Feynman 1988 256 pages
4.19
29k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Physics
At Home in the Universe Summary
At Home in the Universe
The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
by Stuart A. Kauffman 1995 336 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
Sync Summary
Sync
The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order
by Steven H. Strogatz 2003 338 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
by Sean Carroll 2016 480 pages
4.18
9k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
In Search of Time Summary
In Search of Time
The Science of a Curious Dimension
by Dan Falk 2008 329 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Order of Time Summary
The Order of Time
by Carlo Rovelli 2017 224 pages
4.13
34k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Stalking the Wild Pendulum Summary
Stalking the Wild Pendulum
On the Mechanics of Consciousness
by Itzhak Bentov 1977 193 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
Brief Answers to the Big Questions Summary
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen Hawking 2018 256 pages
4.27
80k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
by Richard P. Feynman 1985 400 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Physics
The Future Of Fusion Energy Summary
The Future Of Fusion Energy
by Jason Parisi 2018 406 pages
4.49
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds
Space, Superspace, and the Quantum Universe
by Paul C.W. Davies 1980 208 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
What Is Relativity? Summary
What Is Relativity?
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014 208 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Alex's Adventures in Numberland Summary
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
by Alex Bellos 2010 449 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Infinite Powers Summary
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
by Steven H. Strogatz 2019 360 pages
4.29
6k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku 2008 329 pages
4.10
40k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Future of Humanity Summary
The Future of Humanity
Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
by Michio Kaku 2018 368 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Visions Summary
Visions
How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
by Michio Kaku 1998 403 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
The Perfect Swarm Summary
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2009 288 pages
3.51
100+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Sociology
About Time Summary
About Time
Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
by Adam Frank 2011 432 pages
3.88
100+ ratings
Science
History
Physics
Newton's Football Summary
Newton's Football
The Science Behind America's Game
by Allen St. John 2013 272 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Sports
Science
Football
This Explains Everything Summary
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
by John Brockman 2013 411 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
A Briefer History of Time Summary
A Briefer History of Time
by Stephen Hawking 2005 176 pages
4.26
41k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds
A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
by Michio Kaku 2004 361 pages
4.21
22k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Physics of the Future Summary
Physics of the Future
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
by Michio Kaku 2011 416 pages
4.00
17k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait 2002 277 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
Pursuing Consciousness Summary
Pursuing Consciousness
The Book of Enlightenment and Transformation
by Peter Ralston 2015 336 pages
4.71
50+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Physics
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Summary
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
by Carlo Rovelli 2014 81 pages
3.99
62k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 544 pages
4.22
400k+ ratings
Science
History
Humor
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